Women and Black and Hispanic workers are disproportionately represented in the low-wage workforce: Shares of the entire workforce and of the bottom 20% of wage earners, by gender and race/ethnicity, 2022
| Group | Share of the workforce | Share of the bottom 20% |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 52.0% | 42.4% |
| Women | 48.0% | 57.6% |
| White | 59.9% | 51.4% |
| Black | 12.9% | 16.9% |
| Hispanic | 18.6% | 24.7% |
| AAPI | 7.5% | 5.7% |
Note: AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.37 (2023), https://microdata.epi.org.